Vote Common Good is an American 501(c)(4) non-profit organization[1] aimed at influencing religiously-motivated voters. The group was founded by its executive director, Doug Pagitt.[2]

During a national bus tour leading up to the 2018 midterm elections,[3][4] the group held rallies with progressive candidates.[5][6][7] In 2019 and 2020, the group was focused on encouraging religious voters to oppose the Trump Administration[8] through coordination with groups such as The Lincoln Project.[9]

According to the group's website, they host events in-person, as well as online podcasts and video programs to influence voters. The group also conducts training events for candidates[10] and claims to work with a number of prominent American religious leaders including Brian McLaren, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shane Claiborne, John Pavlovitz and Diana Butler Bass.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "IRS.gov Tax Exempt Organization Search Results for "Vote Common Good"". irs.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "A Progressive Evangelical on Voting for Democrats". wnycstudios.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Anti-Trump Evangelicals Are On A Nationwide Bus Tour To Flip Congress". huffpost.com. October 8, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Vote Common Good Past Events". votecommongood.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Dias, Elizabeth (September 14, 2018). "Democrats (Wistfully) Take Aim at a Republican Stronghold: Evangelicals". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2018 Vote Common Good Candidates". votecommongood.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ Sherwood, Harriet (October 26, 2018). "'Our faith compels us': Christian resistance to Trump gathers steam". The Guardian. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Advocacy group launches tour to encourage religious voters to vote against Trump". thehill.com. January 29, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "'Never Trump' Republicans team with progressives to convert the president's religious base". politico.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ Griswold, Eliza (October 19, 2019). "Teaching Democrats to Speak Evangelical". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Voices of Vote Common Good". votecommongood.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.


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